wrongdoing

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wrongdoing — 名詞

  • wrongdoingsingular
  • wrongdoingsplural

1. an action that is morally wrong, dishonest, or against the law — for example, ta

1.名詞B2
釋義

不法行為

違反道德或法律的行為

an action that is morally wrong, dishonest, or against the law — for example, taking money that does not belong to you from your employer, or secretly helping a friend cheat on an important exam.

例句

The company's CEO denied any wrongdoing after the investigation began.

該公司執行長在調查開始後否認有任何不法行為。

deny + (any) wrongdoing — common legal collocation

Amara was fired for financial wrongdoing that cost the hospital over fifty thousand dollars.

Amara 因涉及財務不法行為而遭醫院解僱，損失超過五萬美元。

financial wrongdoing — domain-specific collocation

常見搭配
  • admit wrongdoing
  • deny wrongdoing
  • investigate wrongdoing
  • evidence of wrongdoing
  • financial wrongdoing
  • corporate wrongdoing
  • widespread wrongdoing
  • allegations of wrongdoing
  • wrongdoing by somebody
同義詞
  • misconduct

    more specific to professional or workplace settings; 'wrongdoing' is broader

  • offence

    focuses on breaking a specific law or rule; slightly more legal than 'wrongdoing'

  • crime

    stronger and narrower — always illegal, not just immoral; 'wrongdoing' can cover both

  • transgression

    more formal, often carries a moral or religious tone

反義詞
  • virtue

    moral excellence or goodness; opposite on the moral dimension

  • right conduct

    behaviour that follows ethical or legal standards

文法句型

wrongdoing (uncountable) for the general concept

a wrongdoing / wrongdoings (countable) for a specific instance

用法筆記

Frequently uncountable when referring to the general idea of bad or illegal behaviour. The countable form (a wrongdoing / wrongdoings) is less common and emphasises a specific instance. Used mostly in formal, legal, business, and journalistic contexts rather than everyday conversation.

常見錯誤

I told my son to stop his wrongdoing.
I told my son to stop behaving badly.
'wrongdoing' is too formal for everyday parenting. Use for legal, professional, or official settings instead.
The student admitted his wrongdoing of copying homework.
The student admitted that he had copied the homework.
'wrongdoing' usually refers to serious moral or legal violations, not minor school misbehaviour.

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常見搭配

名詞搭配

  • evidence of wrongdoing
  • allegation of wrongdoing
  • admission of wrongdoing
  • investigation into wrongdoing

副詞搭配

常用片語

  • any wrongdoing
  • no evidence of wrongdoing
  • suspected of wrongdoing
  • admit to wrongdoing

介系詞搭配

  • wrongdoing by
  • wrongdoing against
  • wrongdoing within